Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, female

Costa Rica
0.9
in 2010
Uruguay
0.93
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
60th
Uruguay rank
58th

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.93 against 0.9 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 58th of 144 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.28 0.29 0.01 Uruguay
1970s 0.325 0.405 0.08 Uruguay
1980s 0.415 1.13 0.715 Uruguay
1990s 0.5 1.2 0.695 Uruguay
2000s 1.57 1.91 0.335 Uruguay
2010s 0.9 0.93 0.03 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, female, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.93 against 0.9 in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, female between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
0.03, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, female?
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 58th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Average years of secondary schooling, 75+, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females over age 75.